Articles by James Foglio (4163)
The New Orleans Pelicans received 30 nationally televised games during Zion Williamson’s 2019-20 rookie season, but now the Western Conference contender has only 12 for the 2023-24 season. Injuries have wrecked havoc on Williamson’s NBA career. Knee, foot, and hamstring injuries limited him to 114 games in his first four seasons. He’s missed 194 regular-season […]
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, his mother and stepfather are being sued for $1.9 million by Ankr PBC, a California-based tech company, in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans for failing to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan. Ankr PBC, which specializes in blockchain-related technologies used in finance and data […]
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is optimistic about his roster heading into the 2023-24 season. However, fans are still wondering whether Miami will give the Trail Blazers a king’s ransom to acquire superstar Damian Lillard. “We had most of our work done,” Spoelstra said as Team USA assistant coach to ESPN during an interview in […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers are among the L.A. sports teams to each donate $450,000 to the American Red Cross to help Hawaii wildfire victims. Other L.A.-based teams to contribute include the Anaheim Ducks, Angels, Angel City Football Club, Chargers, Dodgers, Galaxy, LAFC, Kings, Rams, and Sparks. “In the wake of the Maui wildfires, […]
NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, the former co-host of FS1’s “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed,” will debate Stephen A. Smith twice weekly this fall on ESPN’s “First Take“ show, according to the New York Post. However, Smith disputed the report on social media on Thursday night. “It’ll be great to have him. Here’s the issue, […]
The Charlotte Hornets remain the only NBA team to have never played a Christmas Day game. The Memphis Grizzlies appeared in their first Dec. 25 game last season against the Golden State Warriors. Golden State defeated Memphis 123-109 at Chase Center. The NBA has scheduled games on Christmas Day ever since the league made it […]
The Charlotte Hornets are signing forward Tre Scott to an Exhibit 10 contract. Scott, 26, went undrafted in 2020 out of the University of Cincinnati. The 6-foot-8 wing appeared in only two games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his rookie 2021-22 season. He averaged 3.0 points, 1.0 rebound, and 5.5 minutes per game. Training camp […]
Class of 2026 top prospect AJ Dybantsa from Brockton, Massachusetts, discussed his NCAA or G League decision during “The Field Of 68” podcast on Thursday. “I promised my mom one year of college… which would be a tough one to break,” Dybantsa said. Dybantsa just completed his freshman year of high school at St. Sebastians’s […]
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis is ecstatic for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament this year. “I’m very excited,” he told Sporting News. “We’ve actually been talking about it for the last three or four years during the season, and it finally happened. “It’s another chance to win something. In international basketball, these cups in the […]
In February, MSG Sports President and COO David Hopkinson announced his company would be interested in selling a minority stake in one of the owned sports franchises, and the New York Knicks were mentioned as one of the teams. “We have no plans to sell either team,” Hopkinson told investors. “No current plans there, but […]